Incident Response
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Rockwell's FactoryTalk Linx Flaw Scores 9.0: Deploy v6.50 Patch Now to Block Token Bypass
A critical vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Linx allows attackers to bypass FTSP token validation and manipulate industrial communication drivers simply by flipping a Node.js...
Microsoft Tests Cloud-Based Quick Machine Recovery in Windows 11 to Prevent Mass Outages
Microsoft has begun rolling out Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) to Windows Insiders, a cloud-assisted remediation feature designed to automatically fix unbootable Windows 11 PCs without manual...
CISA Warns: Rockwell ArmorBlock 5000 Flaws Allow Remote Session Hijack, Score Hits 8.8
Two high-severity vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation’s ArmorBlock 5000 I/O modules allow attackers to hijack web management sessions without credentials, CISA warned on August 14, 2025. The...
CVE-2025-7353 Exposes Rockwell ControlLogix Ethernet Modules to Remote Memory and Execution Control
Rockwell Automation’s ControlLogix EtherNet/IP communication modules are vulnerable to a high-severity flaw that lets remote attackers dump and modify runtime memory, potentially hijacking device...
Microsoft Says Ignore Event ID 57 CertEnroll Error, Calls It Cosmetic
A new generation of Windows 11 error messages is testing the patience of system administrators once again. Microsoft is now advising IT pros to disregard a recurring Event Viewer entry that warns of...
KB5063880: Microsoft Fortifies Server 2022 Netlogon, Raises Red Flag on June 2026 Secure Boot Expiry
Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows Server 2022 doesn’t just patch bugs—it closes a quartet of remotely exploitable denial-of-service flaws in the Netlogon protocol and...
CISA, NSA, FBI Release Guidance for OT Asset Inventories to Fortify Critical Infrastructure
On August 13, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined forces with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Environmental...
Microsoft patches Kerberos 'BadSuccessor' flaw and critical image-parsing bugs in August update
On August 12, 2025, Microsoft shipped its monthly security bundle, and it's one of those months that makes sysadmins reach for extra coffee. Two critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities...
Phantom Firewall Error 2042 in Windows 11 Exposes Microsoft’s Communication Breakdown
Microsoft’s handling of a spurious firewall error in Windows 11 24H2 escalated from a minor logging glitch into a full-blown trust crisis this summer, when the company prematurely declared the...
Active SharePoint RCE Exploits Chain Deserialization Bug to Deploy Web Shells and Ransomware
Attackers are actively chaining a deserialization vulnerability in on-premises SharePoint Server with an authentication bypass to gain remote code execution without credentials—then stealing the...
Microsoft Patches CVE-2025-49736: Android Edge UI Spoofing Bug Allows Credential Theft
Microsoft has released a patch for a UI spoofing vulnerability in its Edge browser for Android, tracked as CVE-2025-49736. The flaw, which Microsoft classifies as allowing an unauthenticated attacker...
Azure VM Spoofing Flaw CVE-2025-49707: Microsoft Patches Local Access Control Bypass
Microsoft has confirmed and released fixes for CVE-2025-49707, a critical improper access control vulnerability in Azure Virtual Machines that enables an attacker with local access to impersonate...